| 词汇 | blame |
| 释义 | BLAME hold something against someone to blame something on someone; to bear a grudge against someone; to resent someone.Your brother is mean to me, but I can't hold it against you.You're holding something against me. What is it? lay something on someone to direct blame, guilt, or verbal abuse at someone. (Slang.)Don't lay that stuff on me! It's not my fault.The boss is in the conference room laying a lot of anger on the sales staff. leave someone holding the bag to leave someone to take all the blame; to leave someone appearing guilty. (Informal.)They all ran off and left me holding the bag. It wasn't even my fault.It was the mayor's fault, but he wasn't left holding the bag. make someone the scapegoat for something to make someone take the blame for something.They made Tom the scapegoat for the whole affair. It wasn't all his fault.Don't try to make me the scapegoat. I'll tell who really did it. on someone's head on someone's own self.All the blame fell on their heads.I don't think that all the criticism should be on my head. pin something on someone to place the blame for something on someone. (Informal.)I didn't take the money. Don't try to pin it on me. I wasn't even there.The police managed to pin the crime on Bob. point the finger at someone to blame someone; to identify someone as the guilty person.Don't point the finger at me! I didn't take the money.The manager refused to point the finger at anyone in particular and said that everyone was sometimes guilty of being late. put the blame on sb/sth and lay/place the blame on sb/sth to blame someone or something.Don't put the blame on me. I didn't do it.We'll have to place the blame for the damage on the storm. use someone or something as an excuse to blame someone or something (for a failure).John used his old car as an excuse for not going to the meeting.My husband was sick in bed, and I used him as an excuse. blame ⇨ blamed; blameadjective used as a euphemistic intensifier replacing 'damned'. An equivalent to BLINKING US, 1944
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